Week 2 – Assignment ENG122: English Composition II ASHFORD UNIVERSITY

Due Dec 14, 2020 by 10:59pm Points 10 Submitting an external tool
Argumentative Essay Outline
[WLOs: 2, 4] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
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Type of assignment: Formal Outline. Main mode of discourse: Argumentation. Length requirement: Introduction, Conclusion, and at least five body paragraph/sub-topic sections (I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII)  Plus title page and reference list. Style guide: APA 6th Edition. Source requirement: Five credible sources, at least three must be scholarly. POV/perspective: Third person. Due date: Week 2, Day 7.
The Week 2 assignment is a formal outline for your academic argument, which requires understanding of weekly instructor guidance and College Writing Handbook chapters 1, 3, and section 2.1. In Week 1, you developed your topic and constructed a research question. In Week 1, you developed your topic and constructed a research question. This week, you’ve researched the topic and can begin to develop your argument. Create your argument based on the information you have gathered through research and tracked in your research notebook.
In this assignment, you will show that you are achieving important learning outcomes:
Interpret information through close and critical reading.
Demonstrate effective use of the writing process.
Employ effective academic tone, style, mechanics, and citation method.
Integrate relevant source material effectively and ethically.
Support a position appropriate to the rhetorical situation.
You will submit a formal, alphanumeric, full-sentence outline formatted in proper APA style. The outline must organize your argument into an introduction, conclusion, and at least five body sections (approximately 550 words or more). The introduction section must include a working thesis statement, which is an arguable response to your research question.
Each body section should contain a topic sentence and subordinate claims and evidence from at least five credible and scholarly sources. Paraphrases, summaries, and quotes must be cited accurately and used with integrity. This assignment requires a title page and a reference list.
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Additional Assignment Information
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